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16 December 2006
It was getting out of control, so....before and after. Whatta youse guys think?
(actually, it looks pretty good on you. But I'm loving having long hair again. It's fun being furry, and sending out mixed 'gender signals' is kind of a kick in the pants)
I dunno. One of my least favorite memories of having really long hair is the drunk guy I knocked the crap out of when he kept calling me lady.
post-high school, I never got all that much grief for having long hair. But combining the hypermasculine (the beard, jeans, flannel & tshirts) with the feminine (long flowing hair, earrings & other jewelery) people kinda dig that, chicks especially. and it sort of jams peoples radars. They don't know what to think.
The before pic was also the result of my using a blow dryer on it for the first time EVER. Someone at work wondered what it would look like, and theorized it would be HUGE. Not so big.
I've had it fairly long for about 4 years or so. I have it mid-back long in my twenties too, and it was time for a change. When I grew the mop I just cut off, I had had it very short for about 6-7 years. I really do enjoy the wind through the hair feeling, but with winter set in, I was getting tired of the dry time.
I like the short cut that I got...And yeah, since I work with about 95% women. some will be horrified that I cut it, others will insist it was "about time".
I like the shorn look, I could take you home to Mom now! And I especially like your expression in both, like you really don't want to take the picture but you have to, are compelled to. Hehehe.
Oh, I can see your eyes much better in the second pic! You have gorgeous eyes, and I like the shorter cut. Actually, my first reaction was "Russell Crowe"! (in a really good way!)
It's funny deborah, I wondered how they would take it. They both told me that I shouldn't cut it, but I figured they would be okay with it short.
Evelyn (our almost 3 year old) has never seen me with short hair, except for in photos, and she wasn't too sure at first, but it okay with it now. Sophie, who's 5 1/2, liked it lots!
photo by splunge
photo by TheophileEscargot
photo by Kronos_to_Earth
photo by ethylene
